Courses being Taught
Design Analysis
Design Enquiry
Design Projects

Education, including Awards and Honours
Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Curriculum Studies; North-West University, South Africa, 2021
Master of Education in Technical Education (Textiles, Clothing and Design) awarded with a Merit; University of Zimbabwe, 2013
Bachelor of Education in Family and Consumer Sciences; Solusi University, 2002
Diploma in Education: Secondary Level (Home Economics); Mutare Teachers’ College, 1992

Work History (Public/Private Sectors)
Lecturer- Teacher Education
Feb 2002 – March 2025
Secondary School Teacher
Jan 1993 – January 2002

Membership in Professional Organisations
A member of the South African Association of Family Ecology and Consumer
Science (Membership No. S-22-004)

Publications, Research Projects, Exhibitions, Conferences, etc.
Publications
Sebele, F, Wood, L. & Du Toit, A, (2024) Adopting place-based learning
as a pedagogical strategy in textiles technology in teacher education. ISSN
0378-5254, Journal of Consumer Sciences, Special Edition Vol 5, 2024
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ifecs/authorDashboard/submission/272017

Sebele, F & Du Toit, D., (2024) Unlocking indigenous knowledge in the
learning and teaching of Textile Technology and Design in Zimbabwean
High Schools. ISSN 0378-5254 Journal of Consumer Sciences Special
Conference Edition (16th International SAAFECS Conference), Vol 1,
2024
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jfecs/article/view/271568
Sebele, F, Wood, L. & Du Toit, A, (2023) My living-educational-theory of
place-based learning as a means to move towards a more socially just
pedagogy in teacher education. Educational Journal of Living Theories,
16(1) 49-68 https://ejolts.net/node/398
Mosti, E., & Sebele, F. (2023) Fabrics of the Future: Economics,
Environment and Equity as Calls for Critical Thinking. Journal of Design,
Innovative Thinking and Practice ISSN 2957 – 8426 (print)
https://zegu.ac.zw
Sebele, F. (2021). My living theory of developing a pedagogical praxis in
textiles technology through place-based learning (Doctoral dissertation,
North-West University (South Africa)
http://hdl.handle.net/10394/38332

Sibanda, P., Sebele, F. & Moyo M. (2017) Project Based Learning and
Assessment of Ordinary Level Fashion and Fabrics in Zimbabwe.
Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences Vol.6, 619 – 626
https://iranjournals.nlai.ir/handle/123456789/773333
Sebele, F., Moyo, M. & Ncube, N. (2016) Inclusivity of Technical
Education in the Context of Teacher Education in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe
Journal of Education Research, 28(2), 212-229
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/zjer/article/view/140164
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
Project chair: Adri du Toit, Faculty of Education North-West University, South
Africa
Curriculum analysis and benchmarking of consumer studies and
comparable subjects in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South
Africa and Zimbabwe to enhance learners’ preparation for life and work
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.25609.98403

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Conferences attended and papers presented
Textile Waste Management through Community Engagement: A Place-
Based Learning Approach. Bulawayo Polytechnic and the University of
Venda Joint International Research Conference@ Victoria Falls Safari
Lodge, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe , 6 to 7 March 2025
Feasibility of Sustainable Heritage-Based Education in Zimbabwean
Contemporary Textile Design Teacher Education 11th SAERA
Conference hosted by the Faculty of Education, University of Free State in
association with the Southern Africa Educational Research Network
Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein Campus
Economics and Management Sciences (EBW Auditorium), 29 October to
1 November 2024.
Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Teacher Education: Lessons from the Field.
The 4th Education for Sustainable Development Blended Interdisciplinary
Research Conference (ESDIRC) at Faculty of Science and Technology
Education National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe. 16 to 18 October 2024
Unlocking indigenous knowledge in the learning and teaching of Textile
Technology and Design in Zimbabwean High Schools. 16th International
Conference of the South African Association of Family Ecology and
Consumer Sciences (SAAFECS), Protea, 13 to 15 March 2024
Self-study action research as a strategy for transforming teacher education
in Zimbabwe. Botswana Educational Research Association. University of
Botswana, 30 th November to 1 st of December 2023
Incorporating indigenous knowledge systems into Zimbabwe’s ECD
Curriculum: A case of the Venda ethnic group. Botswana Educational
Research Association. University of Botswana, 30 th November to 1 st of
December 2023
The Efficacy of Spearheading Innovation and Industrialization through the
Textile Technology in the Context of Teacher Education in Zimbabwe.
International Conference on African Education. Midlands State University,
Virtual Conference, 27-28 September 2023 (under peer review – Dyke)
Enhancing Education for Sustainable Development in Teacher Education
through Place-based Learning. 3 rd International Conference Community-
Based Educational Research Potchefstroom, South Africa. 24-25
November 2022
Adopting place-based learning as a pedagogical strategy for teaching
textiles technology in teacher education. 15th International Virtual
Conference of the South African Association of Family Ecology and
Consumer Science (SAAFECS), 10-12 May 2022
Fostering lifelong learning in textiles technology and design: Rising to the
challenge in the Zimbabwean context. 15th International Virtual
Conference of the South African Association of Family Ecology and
Consumer Science (SAAFECS), 10-12 May 2022

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Place-based learning: Moving towards a more socially just pedagogy in
teacher education. South African Education Research Association
(SAERA) Virtual Conference, 11 - 12 November 2021
Developing a Pedagogical Praxis through Place-Based Learning: A Self-
Study Action Research with Pre-Service Teachers 1 st Annual Conference
Community- Based Educational Research Potchefsroom, South Africa. 21-
22 November 2019
Revitalizing Technical Education in Primary Teachers’ Colleges. Research
and Intellectual Outputs Expo, Science, Engineering and Technology
(RIOSET) National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe August 2016
Attitudes and Perceptions of Student Teachers towards Teaching
Profession as influenced by Teaching Practice Experiences Teaching
Practice. Symposium organized by Edu-global International Consultancies
in conjunction with Solusi University. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 22 - 23
March 2016
Examining Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes and Perceptions on
Professional Behavior. Research and Intellectual Outputs Expo, Science,
Engineering and Technology (RIOSET) National University of Science
and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe August 2015
Research projects supervised
Guided 8 master's-level projects to completion
Guided more than 60 curriculum-depth study projects to completion
12 Community Service/Engagement
1. Project Name - SPAQ
Site – Hospital
Purpose of engagement
To raise awareness on responsible consumption, worked with the
sewing department to produce play materials for the pediatric
ward using pre-consumer textile waste
2. Project name – Waste to Wellness
Site - Gerontological Home
Purpose of engagement
To improve the senior citizen’s manipulation dexterity worked
with physiotherapists and the seniors to repurpose textile waste
to produce woolen socks, hats and doorstoppers for the inmates
3. Project name - The Stone That The Builder Rejected
Site for learning - Children’s Home
Purpose of engagement
To promote sustainability issues in textiles, worked with hostel
mothers to repurpose old sheets using natural dyes and produced
curtains and duvet covers for one housing unit